Jerry Maxey will be on hand to demonstrate his basket weaving techniques developed over decades of persistent and skillful mastery. Jerry’s work is wicker-weave basketry of dyed rattan and seagrass cord, and lathe turned wood bases, rings and rims. Each piece is a one-of-a-kind handmade original, even when he makes a second piece with the…

Join Anne in the studio for an open-format pastel class designed to explore and strengthen your skills in this wonderfully expressive medium. Studio time will include impromptu exercises to inspire creativity and encourage experimentation. Participants are encouraged to bring their own reference materials. Pastels, paper and a variety of supplies for sketching and underpainting techniques…

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Japanese gardening with our Kokedama Workshop. Kokedama, which translates to ‘moss ball’, is a traditional Japanese art form where the root ball of a plant is wrapped in moss and can be suspended in the air or displayed as a decorative centerpiece. In this workshop, Julie will present…

If you have ever tried and failed to keep an Orchid happy and thriving, you understand the frustration that can come with it. Julie will present an informative 2-hour workshop that will put your mind at ease and show the steps to success which include: Basic care of your Orchid Discussion of potting mix and…

Discover the beautiful layers, textures, and marks that only oil and cold wax can achieve finding inspiration within your own marks, compositions and intuition. We will explore various techniques such as working methods, substrates, drying times, opaque and transparent color, pigments and powders, blending, color schemes, glazing, solvent reduction, transfer and printmaking techniques, creating textures,…

Handmade journals are a joy to use for anything and everything, any day, every day. Coptic binding is a historical method of constructing a book by sewing folded sections of paper and attaching them to hard covers. Bookbinders use this binding for its beauty with an exposed spine, functionality with pages that open flat, and…